Physics World Weekly Podcast
Company uses quantum optics to generate sequences of truly random numbers
Jan 4, 2024
Ramy Shelbaya, CEO of Quantum Dice, discusses how the company uses quantum optics to generate high-speed, truly random numbers. He emphasizes the importance of randomness in technologies like encryption, simulations, and gaming. The challenges of miniaturizing the technology and deploying it in mobile phones are also explored.
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- Quantum Dice uses quantum optics to generate truly random numbers, providing stronger encryption and cybersecurity.
- Quantum Dice's technology can produce random numbers at a high speed of 7.5 gigabits per second, making it suitable for centralized, high-speed applications.
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Importance of Random Numbers in Cryptography
Random numbers are crucial in cryptography as encryption algorithms require truly random encryption keys. The quality and security of an encryption key rely on its randomness. Current methods of generating random numbers using noisy hardware and mathematical equations have limitations in terms of quality and unpredictability. Quantum Dice, a UK-based startup, has developed a technology that leverages quantum optics to generate truly random numbers, enabling stronger encryption and cybersecurity.
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